Response to the State of the Union speech by President Ursula von der Leyen
(World News Cezch Republic)

​​by Apostolos Tzitzikostas, President of the European Committee of the Regions The European Union cannot succeed without regions and cities. It is local and regional authorities that are bringing the EU through the COVID-19 pandemic. It is cohesion between regions that is the heart of European solidarity. It is the engagement by regional and local politicians that will deliver the more ambitious targets for climate change announced yesterday. I am confident President Ursula von der Leyen will build an even stronger partnership with our Committee as it is the one million regional and local elected politicians who are Europe`s safety net, who are key actors in managing the pandemic and who...